Overdue or overdone? Two scholars hope to secure the legacy of ‘Jewish Renewal’
(JTA) — Rabbi Arthur Inexperienced gave the graduation handle final week on the Jewish Theological Seminary, the Conservative flagship the...
Letty Cottin Pogrebin wants Jews to own up to the corrosive power of shame
(JTA) — When a lawyer for Donald Trump requested E. Jean Carroll why she didn’t scream whereas allegedly being raped...
A scholar sees a common root for antisemitism and racism: ‘Christian supremacy’
(JTA) — Magda Teter’s new guide, “Christian Supremacy,” begins in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Aug. 11, 2017. Lots of of white nationalist...
Why a liberal Zionist rabbi isn’t taking to the streets over Israel’s judicial reform plan
(JTA) — Israel’s seventy fifth anniversary was purported to be a blowout celebration for its supporters, however that was earlier...
7 standout items from a new exhibit celebrating Yiddish New York
(New York Jewish Week) — New York Metropolis has no scarcity of collections preserving the Yiddish tradition that flourished right...
Can a Holocaust documentary have a happy ending? Should it?
(JTA) — Holocaust documentaries have a tendency to take a seat alongside a scale from horrific to heartwarming. For each...
Mimi Sheraton, pioneering food critic and scholar of the bialy, dies at 97
(JTA) — Rising up in a Jewish dwelling in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, Mimi Sheraton appeared destined for a life in...
Which side are you on: Jewish American or American Jew?
(JTA) — Earlier this month the New York Instances convened what it known as a “focus group of Jewish People.” I...
A history of Mel Brooks as a ‘disobedient Jew’
(JTA) — Jeremy Dauber subtitles his new biography of Mel Brooks “Disobedient Jew.” It’s a phrase that captures two indivisible...
How Jewish comedy found religion, from Philip Roth to ‘Broad City’
(JTA) — Within the 2020 comedy “Shiva Child,” a 20-something younger girl reveals up at a home of Jewish mourners and...